It’s about time that someone take back the synth-pop sound back to the Magic City. Joseph Espinoza, a.k.a. Jesp, seems to be doing exactly that. With sound that something of cross between Chromeo and Jan Hammer, Jesp will drop his debut album, Heart Rhythm, November 3 via Sweat Records’ website…
Hurting on funds after spending 90 bones on that Halloween costume? You know the one, a slutty nurse, or a slutty cop, or a slutty Margaret Thatcher or whatever. And for you ladies, the slutty costumes only get more expensive! But, while Halloween isn’t until Saturday, it is Halloween weekend,…
It’s Wednesday again, so Live Nation is rolling back some prices to make concert tickets just a little bit more affordable. This week, tickets for most shows at Cruzan Amphitheatre, Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, and The Fillmore Miami Beach are available at face value. No additional convenience fees, parking fees, or…
via freshbasilcrew.comCop this new mix from Sweet Dick Vega on the Fresh Basil Crew blog.*While Crossfade attended the Friday-night edition of Alligator Alley’s closing party, Mood Vane went to the Saturday-night jam, featuring Stonefox. Check out a couple photos, a bittersweet recap, and a little local-scene name-dropping here.*I had high…
Jacob KatelThree sixths of ¡MAYDAY!Last Friday, Miami live-action hip hop group ¡MAYDAY! brought six band members, keyboards, amps, monitors, guitars, drums and a sound guy named Monkey to a WDNA studio further cramped by a show host, engineer, intern, and 3 separate camera folk.The occasion was the real time broadcast…
Photo by Arielle CastilloJacuzzi Boys played after the drink-sodden film screening.Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry ScreeningMiami Art Space, Wynwood, MiamiTuesday, October 27, 2009Better Than: Shopping for remaindered Ed Hardy clothes in that sad sample sale/clearance trailer on US1 down south.The Review:Last night’s screening of Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry, a fun documentary…
photo by Cindy FreyA cross between the melodic punk of Lawrence Arms and the churning hardcore of Rise Against, A Wilhelm Scream combines a high quotient of both heft and hooks. Original drummer Nicholas Pasquale Angelini is the beast’s backbone, driving tempo like Jeff Gordon, and keying a thick bottom…
Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida’s campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks. Dialed In for the week of October 18-24 Florida International University- WRGP 88.1 FM & 95.3 FM, “Radiate”Electro-Psychadelic fusion Bear in Heaven…
Well, the contemporary flouting of respect for copyrights has provided one great thing. If you miss some big club or music event, you’re sure to find it on the Internet, somewhere. “Amateur” videographers and photographers are as good as the pros these days, and YouTube now has HD, so…. I…
Photo by Ian WitlenMiami band Awesome New Republic at Fontana’s in the Lower East Side. Click here to view more pictures.Just a few months ago, Awesome New Republic seemed the next South Florida band likely to strike big. But a few months is a million years in blog time, and…
Ed Hardy must die.The Ed Hardy T-shirt. Nothing is a bigger symbol of douchebaggery in clubland than it. It’s a faux-tattoo armor for those too wimpy to get real ones. Bedazzled and they achieve a whole another level of douchiness. Oh, and if you’re wearing Affliction you have two strikes…
Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to view past top-sellers. Top 5 Albums for the week of October 18 – 24Madonna is still the Queen of Pop with her greatest hits album, Celebration.Sweat Records, Miami Declaration…
via Flickr user Mat McGeeYou might have heard of U2 before. They’re this little band from across the pond who’ve redefined what stadium shows can be. Even playing in front of tens of thousands of people, U2s shows feel intimate and epic. The biggest problem with trying to see U2…
Tallpree is a Soca artist from Grenada who’s song “Wicked Jab” has been tearing up the streeets. Here is an interview with Tallpree live from Carnival Miami 2009.Here’s the song. Where’s the Miami style remix? Get to work…
I am a groupie for Boise Bob and his Backyard Band, who will be playing tonight at Night of the Weirds at American Legion. Check out this video of me flirting with the washboard player in the parking lot at Churchill’s the other night. This is really the best time…
photo by Alex RendonThe Alligator Alley Allstars played the bar’s send-off party on Friday night.Alligator Alley was one of the most distinctive venues we had in South Florida. Where else could you munch on savory gator ribs, sip on a crisp microbrew, and listen to funky New Orleans zydeco all…
Benton Galgay may play records, but he’s got his own ideas about what it means to be a DJ. First off, aside from Wooden Shjips, there are very few new artists he’s into spinning. And when he does wax au courant, it’s on behalf of labels such as Sublime Frequencies,…
Here’s a last-minute heads up: Tomorrow night is the local screening of Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry, the new documentary about the life and times of the tattoo legend. Born Norman Keith Collins, he became the go-to ink man in Hawaii, where he developed his singular style on the bodies of…
via myspace.com/ebonybonesEbony Bones on the cover of the French magazine Focus VIFHeard of her? Neither had we. But a little birdie told us the London-based “jungle-punk” performer was scheduled to perform at this year’s installment of the annual free “Art Loves Music” show, as part of Art Basel Miami Beach…
Here’s a video of Vicki Raye performing at Chrystal Hartigan’s Songwriter’s Showcase at Broward Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Ft. Lauderdale in collaboration with Daniel Pearl World Music Days on October 20.Vicki Raye is a country music artist born in Puerto Rico, adopted, and raised in South Florida…
Legendary British DJ/producer Stave Lawler will be playing at Gryphon Nightclub at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino this Thursday night. A child of the ’90s UK rave scene, Lawler got his start organizing some of the infamous M42 Motorway illegal parties as a teenager, before getting his big…
When disco revivalists Glass Candy performed at the Vagabond back in September we were told they were surprised by the turnout and audience response. But with sweet hooks and silky production, how can you not fall in love with the duo? Well, while surfing the web this weekend, we stumbled…
